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Things didn't work between my ex and I, and we are now officially divorced in Japan. As you can probably guess, we both would like to withdraw our USCIS visa application, but we aren't sure on how to go about doing so right now. Do I necessarily need to mail them a letter of withdrawal?
If we don't respond to anything they send in the future, will they eventually just close our case? Do I send it to the service center our visa was sent to? Are the service centers receiving mail right now? Any and all help or a link to another thread would help tremendously, thanks.
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1 hour ago, Ryan H said:
The above items are not needed at this time. I also wouldn't bother with the folder, it will be discarded when your file is received; use binder clips instead.
Thank you for the response, okay I gotcha. I'll just clip the whole thing with binder clips and send it inside a UPS folder
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My wife and I are wrapping up our visa and are planning to file tomorrow. I just wanted to go over what we have included and a few other things and make sure we're all good.
We included all of this in a yellow, manila folder marked "original submission" and attn: I-130
-Cover Letter marked attn: I-130 and original submission
-$535 cashier's check for filing fee
-2 passport photos of myself, the petitioner (my wife isn't currently in the US, and I-130 instructions state they are not needed if she isn't in the US)
-Form I-130. I'd like to note I had to fill in some parts in black ink, while most of the rest of all the pages was typed. I've read that's okay on threads here..
-Form I-130A
-Form G-1145
-All pages of my passport photocopied as proof of citizenship
-Beneficiary's divorce certificate + translation
-Beneficiary's birth certificate (known as a koseki touhon in Japan) + translation
-Our marriage certificate + translation
-Evidence
-A simple timeline of our relationship
-9 pages of pictures together from our video chats and 2 trips we've spent together
-Note explaining that most of our communication through calls, texts and video chats happens on Snapchat and Facebook; call + text logs from Snapchat and Facebook from July 2018 until now
-Hotel/Flight/Event reservations from our first 2 trips and a trip we have planned next month
-Cards/Letters/Receipts we have sent each other over time
-Paypal transactions
-Facebook posts
-Note explaining how we got married but didn't have a fancy wedding ceremony or anything due to the cost of flying tons of people to Japan and how we plan to have a wedding in the states. (keep this or not needed?)
I printed everything that had any sort of color on it in color, and I sectioned off each of the points I noted and each section of evidence with paper clips. I also added post-it tab sections at the bottom of each section. I'm shipping UPS so we can get a tracking number.
Anything we need to take out, add or change based on what I've listed? Thanks for reading
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54 minutes ago, pushbrk said:
Have her type the Japanese characters in an email or document, then paste them in the appropriate spaces.
Thank you for the response, I translated them in Google and was able to paste them right in
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40 minutes ago, Scott001 said:
I can't answer all your questions. But I also had the problem of writing Japanese, and for bonus points, Chinese. On the cover letter I mentioned the I-130A isn't signed and there are no PP photos of her. Also, our app is still pending.
I-130
#2 I used Word to type in Japanese/Chinese and pasted that information in to the I-130
- Part 4 #57-58.f
- Part 4 #11 & 13-13.f; I wrote the addresses in English with a space between the numbers since the "-" was invalid. Then in Part 9 Additional Information, I wrote the addresses in the correct format with a note saying correct format. That probably wasn't necessary.
#3 I wrote not applicable and left the rest blank
#4 I left the space blank
I-130A
#1 I left it blank because she is not and did not sign it.
#2 I didn't see anything that says to sign the Additional Information page, so I didn't do it.
Hope that helps
thanks for the help!
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1 minute ago, saladboye said:
Yes, leave blank.
You can leave blank. You can write the date if needed I doubt it does anything.
Its fine, leave it.
Many people talk that they have to be accurate and not make errors. From the few instances of USCIS contact I had, these are quite competent people and fill in the gaps easily. This is more obvious if you make their life easy (come prepared, all docs, nicely labeled, typed in instead of bad handwriting etc)
Thanks for your reply! Good to know they're competent.
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Hello everyone, my wife and I are wrapping up our i130 and i130A and we just have a few questions to clear up.
i130
1. Are we correct in assuming we can leave ,"if you answered yes, than complete x to x" questions blank if they don't apply to us? I've seen lots post on this topic and that seems to generally be the case so we're just double checking here.
2. On Page 8, Part 4, items 57.a to 58.f, we are unable to fill the answers with Japanese Kanji. I read elsewhere online that someone had entered, "Unable to write Japanese characters, will submit at time of interview" which is what we have entered for the time being. I might be able to get my wife to fill these in in Kanji, otherwise I wouldn't want to rely on possibly incorrect google translations. If my wife can't enter the characters, can we leave this the way we did, or should we write N/A instead?
3. We didn't use an interpreter or a preparer, and I wrote N/A in for most of those respective areas, probably over-zealously based on what others have said here. We however did leave the interpreter and preparer signatures areas blank. Is this alright, or should we add a few more N/A's?
4. On page 11, Part 8, items 7.a and 7.b are checkbox answers regarding a preparer's statement. We've written in N/A everywhere else around these, so is it okay to just leave them blank since they don't apply to us?
i130A
1. My wife is overseas and we won't be signing the form, as this isn't required, so those 2 spaces are blank. This is probably a dumb question, but bare with me. Should we fill in a date so they would have an idea when it's completed or that kind of thing just isn't necessary? It appears most of the other forms are dated, so I figured I'd ask. I have no base for asking this outside of curiosity.
2. Along the same lines, we aren't going to sign the additional info page. I had asked on a previous post and the responses I got indicated we don't need to sign. Probably another dumb question, but should I at least add a date of completion? I only have her name typed at the top, as the instructions state.
Thank you for the help to any of these! I just want to say this community is awesome and we are so grateful for the help we've gotten so far. I don't think we would have tried to do this ourselves if we didn't stumble upon this site
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9 hours ago, Mozan said:
Hi,
As per I-130 Instructions Page 1 Note: 1
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NOTE:
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If you are filing for your spouse, he or she must complete and sign Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary. If your spouse is overseas, Form I-130A must still be completed, but your spouse does not have to sign Form I-130A. Form I-130A must be submitted with Form I-130. "
As per above Note I think Your spouse don't have to sign the form if you are filing for her from USA
You can down load the instruction form here https://www.uscis.gov/i-130
Thanks for the info!
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On the I130A additional information page, it specifically says on the instructions to sign and date each sheet. We are filing our CR1 for my wife whom is currently living abroad. Are we correct in thinking that she doesn't need to sign this sheet, following the same instructions for I130A? I can mail it to her to sign, but it seems we don't need to sign the I130A if she isn't in the United States per the 130 instructions. Sorry if this has been answered, I could not find any information. Thanks for looking
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I've got my answers, but I'm not sure how to delete this thread..sorry to waste anyone's time here
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In Part 4 on the I130, it says to provide information about the beneficiary's spouse and children. Would I just type in the information about my spouse's ex husband? Or would that be me, her current husband? thanks in advance
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My wife is going to be on her 3rd Japanese passport, and after reading this section of the I130 instructions, we aren't sure which passport(s) we would need to include in our application.
The USCIS instructions state: "Passport and Travel Document Numbers: Complete Part 4., Item Numbers 45. - 50., as applicable, if the
beneficiary relative used a passport or travel document to travel to the United States, enter either the passport or travel
document information in the appropriate space on the petition, even if the passport or travel document is currently
expired."She will be renewing hers shortly, as hers expires soon. Her US travel passport stamps will be on both her 1st and 2nd passports, but she won't have any stamps on the new passport.
Should be write down her new passport #, and include the others as additional information in Part 9 and explain?
Do we need to photocopy her old passports with her new passport and include them in our application, or would we just need to write down the passport #s?
Thanks for any information or help!
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On 5/26/2019 at 3:36 PM, carmel34 said:
Here's what we sent with the I-130 petition:
a few photos of each visit together, multiple visits over time (4 before filing petition)
four or five photos from the wedding, some with family and friends
passport stamps, boarding passes, hotel receipts, restaurant receipts as evidence of these visits
joint credit card account statements
documents showing my Brazilian husband as my beneficiary on life insurance, retirement accounts, investment accounts
evidence of my husband's health insurance, dental insurance based on my employer's plan
evidence of my husband as my emergency contact at work, statement that he is my husband on employer's HR website
will and living will
Christmas cards addressed to both of us at my US address
copies of cards and letters we have exchanged
wedding ring receipts
email logs, phone call logs, video call logs to show continuous daily communication
representative chat records from WhatsApp, Messenger
Facebook pages showing our relationship with a few photos, comments from friends and family, words of congratulations on wedding day
affidavits from family members attesting to the nature of our relationship
required civil documents, marriage certificate, proof of US citizenship for petitioner, passport photos, payment of fee, everything stated on I-130 instructions, plus I-130A application
All of the above well-organized on plain paper, binder clips, with a cover letter/table of contents listing everything by page number, all pages clearly numbered for easy reference for the officers.
We uploaded more evidence at NVC stage of 3 additional visits since filing the petition. We're now two weeks from his interview, and I will go with him and take evidence of our 11 day trip to Paris and London last month.
Good luck!
Thanks for the reply! I'll be sure to include as much stuff as I can that's relevant to what you included. Just curious, did your husband travel to the US at all after you filed your petition?
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On 5/26/2019 at 3:12 PM, pushbrk said:
Which means you are not yet an A-student of the I-130 instructions and I-130a instructions. Doing so, will be critical to your ultimate success, not JUST because, if you don't know what your DO NOT know, you will not know what to ask about.
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1 minute ago, pushbrk said:
Passport photos are not signed. Hand print full name on back for petitioner. Not needed at all for beneficiary unless in the USA at the time of filing.
"Sign" the cover letter, check and I-130. No other signatures at this time.
Thanks for the reply. Okay great, I had no clue we didn't need passport-style photos for her unless she was in the USA when we file.
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13 minutes ago, Greekwife said:
For you ( the petitioner), include in application all pages of passport photocopied and at the back of the photos write your full name as the petitioner.The same applies to your spouse’s ( beneficiary) photos.
NO police certificates of tax transcripts needed in this stage.
Have a look here for more info (especially page 6 of 12) to prove you are US citizen :
Thank you for the reply! I'll be sure to include those on this list as well
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I've read the IR/CR1 Guide both on here and on mypathtocitizenship, and I just wanted to clarify with someone a list of all documents we would need so my wife and I can get started as soon as possible.
Here's a visual checklist I used in addition to the guide on here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XDww_PEVmSlhqCW-pChWE7yapDhb5hpg/view
Me (Petitioner)
-I130 completed
-I130A completed
-G1145 (optional) completed
-Copy of Birth Certificate OR passport (or both?)
-2 passport-style photos, (signed?)
My wife (Beneficiary)
-Copy of Divorce certificate, translated
-Copy of Family Register (used as birth certificate), translated
-Copy of Marriage Certificate, translated
-2 passport-style photos (signed?)
Other stuff
-Evidence
-Cover Letter
-Check or money order for USCIS fee
We just wanted to clarify that we won't be needing anything else such as her police certificates or my tax returns until we get our NOA2. Sorry if this has been recently asked, I had trouble finding a thread with the info we needed. Thanks in advance
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21 hours ago, Apple Bee said:
Before this process, I didn't know jack diddly squat about immigration. However, there is plenty of info on VJ and the internet in general about how to navigate through this process and with these resources I managed to successfully file the I-130, have it approved, get through the NVC stage and get my husband's interview, in which he was just approved for his visa last week (entire process took exactly 364 days from start to finish).
As others have said if you have a simple case with no criminal legal matters involved, you can do it yourself. Save the money. This process is already expensive enough without paying unnecessary fees for lawyers or visa services who can't speed up the process in anyway.
Good luck on your visa journey!
Thank you! Ours isn't complicated outside of a divorce on her end, so we should be okay I think to do it ourselves. I appreciate the help!
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Cool thanks for the information!
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Hello everyone on VisaJourney, my wife and I are considering using RapidVisa to help us with our CR1 visa, but we aren't sure if we really need to. We can't get help without paying on RapidVisa as probably everyone on here knows. Can anyone please help us with some information on the following questions?
-How much evidence has everyone included for their visa application? We're thinking of maybe like 10 photos, letters, boarding passes, and pictures of our text conversations. Should we get any affidavits from third parties? Is this enough? We don't have anything else or joint accounts, etc.
-My wife previously lived in Canada for over a year but didn't work while there. Does she still need a police clearance letter from Canada?
-My wife is losing her job and is intending on coming to the US for about a month in between finding a new job. If we file our I130 and get a receipt, will she be able to travel to the US or will she likely be denied entry? If we hold off on starting the visa, would she be allowed to travel? We aren't financially well off, and $1000-1300 wasted on a plane ticket would be horrible.
-It seems like US immigration laws, particularly the public charge law and potentially the entire visa system are about to be changed. I've read that some people's applications would have to be resubmitted, I'm not sure if that pertains to family visas. I'm not sure if anyone would know this, but if we apply now do we face the potential outcome of having to apply again? It seems it's better to start now before things change, but I'm not really sure.
Thanks for any and all help! We really appreciate it
Withdrawing Visa During Coronavirus
in Effects of Major Family Changes on Immigration Benefits
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Thank you, shortly after I wrote this post I received a Notice of Immigrant Visa Case Creation from the NVC via email. Would this email mean I should send the withdrawal letter to the NVC, or our service center (Texas) still?